In the interest of public disclosure, background on J Street PAC's contributors and board of advisors is presented below. All information is in the public domain, obtained from the Federal Election Commission and from Google sources.
Asking the question: Why do these people contribute to an organization that calls itself "Pro-Israel?"
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Profile of J Street PAC Contributor, Zahi Khouri
Zahi Khouri
Born in Jaffa, fled in 1948, raised in Lebanon
Palestinian-American businessman and entrepreneur
Resident of Florida and the West Bank
Author of NY Times Op-Ed slamming Israel and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, September 8, 2009
Director, Palestinian Development and Investment Company (PADICO)
Chairman, Palestinian National Beverage Company (Coca-Cola franchise)
CEO of Paltel, Palestinian telecommunications company and cellular service provider
Signed 2002 petition against Palestinian suicide bombings
"Khouri has been an outspoken critic of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.... He has published editorials in major U.S. newspapers condemning Israeli practices and calling for equal rights for Palestinians."-- Wikipedia
Zahi Khouri
and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, September 8, 2009
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